Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-11
LOCAL BREyITIEs.

| A special train of nine carloads of oranges
went East last night.
The Edwin Booth theatrical company
left last evening for Salt Lake.
| There was a large attendance at all the
churches yesterday upon the Easter services
The coursing meeting, arranged for yes
terday, was postponed on account of the
weather.
| The Sacramento river registered 20 feet
on Saturday, but last evening had risen to
20 feet inches
! The Maroon Baseball Club beat the
A o. G. G. Club yesterday, II to 5, in q
game for SIS side.
Selden Hetzel, Register of the United
States Land Office, returned from San
Francisco Saturday evening.
The rain of Friday and Saturday left the
grounds in such bad condition that no base
ball games were played in this vicinity yes
terday.
The State Board of the Women's Mis-
sionary Society of the Christian Church
met at the State House Hotel in this city
Saturday.
Governor Bartlett has appointed A. S.
Chapman as a member of the State Board
of Horticulture, vice B. NJ. De Long, of Los
Angeles, resigned.
William Wilson has been brought to the
County Jail from Gait, having been SEN
fenced by Justice Simons to twenty-five
days Imprisonment for battery.
The kitchen and dining-room cars, re-
Gently constructed from other cars at the
railroad works in this city, have been sent
to Oakland 10 receive their furniture.
The Governor has appointed Notaries
Public as follows: ]. W. Cotton, Dixon ;
Silas Wright, Gels, Fresno; ]. B. De Jar
nett, Colusa; E. G.. Judson, Red Lands,
San Bernardino county.
General Superintendent Fillmore and
other officers of the Southern Pacific Com
pany returned yesterday from their trip to
Ogden, and left for the northern end of the
California and Oregon Railroad.
About 1:30 P. NJ yesterday a dense smoke
north of the city indicated the burning of
some structure ON the Grant" but dill
gent inquiry of people from that section
failed TO develop what the property was.
At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors
Saturday q claim of G. Z. Bishop, ex-
County Superintendent of Schools, for 1926,
for services rendered on the County Board
of Examiners, was referred to the District
Attorney.
Mrs. Kate Boyd has been elected Presi-
dent of Fair Oaks Relief Corps, vice Mrs.
Mary Jordan, disqualified on account of
appointment as Department officer; and
Mrs. Emma Bidwell TO the office of Secre-
tary, vice Tillie Shearer, resigned.
The express train from the East was
about two hours late in its arrival here yes
terday morning, owing to the engine draw
ing it breaking valve stem when above
Colfay, necessitating delay until the ma
chinery on one side could be disconnected.
During the high wind last Friday even
ing the walls of the half-finished brick
building of the Electric Light Company at
Woodland were blown down, but without
hurting any one, though number of chill
dren had been playing about the building
short time before.
These arrests were made Saturday and
yesterday: Henry Bean, by officers Nc
Cormack and Able. for being a common
for being drunk John Ward, by officer
Rice, for being drunk John Mahoney, by
officer Franks, for battery.
There was light fall of snow on the hill
at times yesterday. Saturday night six
inches of snow fell at Blue Canyon, thirteen
inches at Emigrant Gap and Cisco, foot
at Summit and six inches at Truckee.
About two and half feet of the feecy"
has fallen at Cisco during the storm.
Arrived Saturday, steamer San joaquin,
No. 3, from the upper Sacramento, with
barge load of grain steamer San Joaquin,
No. T. from San Francisco, with merchan-
disc and, lumber. Cleared, the No. for
San Francisco, with grain, and the No. 3
for the upper Sacramento, with merchan-
disc.
A special car attached to the 11:30 A. NJ
train conveyed to Stockton yesterday the
Odd Fellows General Relief Committee
and other members of the order residing
in this city, to a total of about fifty, on a
visit to the Relief Committee of that city.
They returned by freight train early this
morning.
The Governor has appointed the follow
ing Agricultural Directors for the Eight
zenith District n. d. Arnott, Markleeville,
Alpine county; T. J. Goodall, Big Pine,
Inyo; Harvey Boone, Bodie; n. Rhine,
Independence Robert w. Ford, Bishop
Creek; John Shepherd Independence A.
r. Conklin, Independence VIM. Walker,
0lancha.
Sheriff Cunningham. of San Joaquin
county, passed through the city yesterday
on his way to Maxwell, Colusa county,
having been informed by telegraph that a
| man supposed to be Hi James, the Lodi
murderer had been arrested there. The
Governor on Saturday issued a proclama-
| ton offering reward of $500 for James
arrest and conviction.
A middle-age man called at hesitation
house yesterday to secure the services of
| the police in recovering for him about 800,
which he alleged had been taken from him
at house of ill-fame on L street Saturday
evening while he was intoxicated. The
matter was investigated under Captain
| Karcher's direction, and two women were
taken to the lookup, hut nothing devel-
oped warranting their being held.
Detective Thacker, of Wells, Fargo g.
! Co.'S force, came down from Auburn yes
terday. He says that if the man arrested
on suspicion of his being the individual
who stopped the stage between Auburn
and Forest Hill few days ago, is not the
] liar, as ne has told number of contra
dictory stories in accounting for himself.
| There is considerable circumstantial evil
dence against him.
AT the Central Methodist Church yester-
| dav the decorations were very elaborate,
covering all of the platform and space be-
fore and about the pulpit the designs being
especially numerous and fine. There were
large congregations at both services. In the
morning the choir rendered appropriate Sc
lections, and the pastor preached on ''The
Empty Tomb" The evening was given
up to grand choral service by the quartet
choir, composed of Mrs. Dewitt Smith,
Miss Anna Sanborn, NJ. X. Barrett and L.
f. Smith, Miss Rita Parrot at the organ.
The music was of very high order and
well rendered, especially the duet "Jesu,
Redeemer," by Mrs. Smith and Miss San
born, and the offertory solo, Ashamed of
Jesus
CLOSING MEDICAL LEcTURE.-This even
ing at 8 o'clock, at the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms,
DR.. G. c. Simmons will deliver the closing
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